Xeon Gold 6122 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Place in the ranking	168	472
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Apple M4	no data
Power efficiency	29.41	11.81
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	1 April 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6122 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	16	40
Base clock speed	no data	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	3.7 GHz
L3 cache	no data	28 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6122 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Socket	no data	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6122. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6122 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6122 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6122. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M4 40-core GPU

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6122.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.97	14.97
Recency	30 October 2024	1 April 2018
Physical cores	16	20
Threads	16	40
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	120 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 86.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6122, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6122 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6122 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6122, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.